Foggy abstract forest (2021) Painting by Mariia Kiseleva

In July 2016 I moved to Berlin. My journey in a new country started from scratch, I learned German, communicated with people from different countries, prepared for the exam, which I successfully passed in 2018, then I got pregnant and started learning to draw.
My creative path started with alcohol markers and sketching, and then a year later I tried watercolor and fell in love. I did not develop a relationship with this material right away, but this is the material that I really like. Creativity helped me get acquainted with artists in Berlin, and also became a lifeline in a series of routine days with a child. During quarantine, creativity helped fight anxiety and compensated for the inability to communicate with people. In May 2020, acrylic was added to my arsenal of skills, which gives me the freedom to express myself, create without fear of mistakes and enjoy the process immensely.
I study various techniques every day and often my works are made with several materials, and I also love textural and voluminous strokes, texture pastes, potal and dried flowers in my works. I'm exploring various mediums for acrylics that allow you to create completely unusual works, for example, in the fluid art technique.


For me, a day without drawing is a day spent meaninglessly. I am inspired by the nature that surrounds me, people, my son and husband, who support me. Creativity gives me joy, a sense of happiness and the ability to feel alive. This is a daily magic that allows me to say with the help of visual images what is in my soul and this is what I want to share with others.

• Nationality: GERMANY
• Date of birth : 1989
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• Groups: Contemporary German Artists